Filter for mausoleums



Junq, 1933. A FERRAR l 1,913,234A

FILTER FOR MAUSOLEUMS Filed March 22. 195o 2 sheets-sheet 1 ZM/W/M/M//w:I e| 1 Il INVENTOR WTNESS ATTORNEY June 6, 1933. A, FERRAR 1,913,234

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present invention has "reference to mausoleums and particularly `to whatIis `known as community mausoleums in which y there areincorporatedanumber of crypts in `5 a singlestructure and the primaryobject of `the present inventionis the provision of means wherehy y eachcrypt has arranged therein a ilterfor the outlet ofgases,ofaconstruction whereby such gases will he w caused to pass through adisinfectant and r likewise through `a mercury seal; before findy finganoutlet to the atmosphere, so that the gases will be" purified beforepassing to the "atmosphere, i y ,y "15" `Tothe attainment `of the aboveloroa'dly stated objects and others which will present themselves as"thenature ofthe invention is better understood,reference is to bevhad tothe drawings which `accompany `and form` 2Q part of this application.

In the drawings.; I

Figure `1 `is a sectional View through `a mausoleum showing its cryptsprovided with filteringmeans in accordance withjthis in- 5 vention. i yi 1 i f Figure Qis an approximately central longitudinalsectional viewthrough one of the filters. i y i i Figure 3 is a sectionalviewapproximately 3l)` on the line 3 3 of Figure 2.

Figurel is a sectional view approximately I; ion the line 4-4f of Figure2; Y

\ Figure 5 is a sectional view approximately on the linen-5 of Figure 2.`3

Referring nowto the drawings in detailit will be noted that Va mausoleum1,which is i constructed of concreteor any other `desired material isprovided with any desired num- Yloer of'crypts 2. One of the verticalwalls of the mausoleum is formed with a transverse i yair inlet passageQthat communicates with 3 the hollowfloottom` `of fthe mausoleum and iwhich passagecommunicates with a vertically directed passage 3 inthesaid wallof the mausoleunn` The passage 3 communicates with the roofpassage 4; andthe wall of the o mausoleumis providedwith an air` outlety 1 o passage 5 which communicates withv the roof passageeL and thepassage 3";

` one l of Jthe walls,` 'of y each the 2jaa- 1 substantially rectangularcasing i 6` that `pro- `vides? thebody of the `filters.' Eachycasingisof vuietal and is provided :at `its top with` an cpeningclosedby a cap 7iwhe`reby a formalofthe openingl.- y afslightbutsuitahledistance from theihot` tom ofthe `casing and the bailleplate, `together topyggthe partition `and `the said second end of vthecasing there is a transverseplate` 14 "that terminates aslightfhutjgsuitahle distance 14` diy-idea the` ifnitletE emi of "the`casina into tworpaissages 15` and "1G, respectively, and the y`purified gases must first pass through the In carryr gout my invention.Ifembedin` Patented i copper or some other suitahlef non-corros`ive y idehyde 318 lor lothen Asuitable disinfectant,

the casingiisiilled withtthe` disinfectant 1 1 i :Each casing, 1a`iljaceut` to its upper `Conner o on its `outerfacerisiprovided `withV'an inlet y o opening -91y1f1ou t the noxious gases i from i the y icryptl `Eachcasing has a balleplatei 10 e-X- l ua i i i tending'from itssideand "disposed,A to one side The haie plate terminates with i oneofthe lend `wa-llsyofithe lcasingproto the "end of L the casing oppositeo thatiPlQ- .i vided with the passage "1 1 i Secured G0T the 50 abovethe `bottomofthecasing `6. This plate passagel before finding an outletthrough 'u the'fpassage 16. The top of each casing has ,Vf securedtheretoha pipe 17 which communi-"` i cates with the passage 16andlikewise with y `the `roof``passage i in the mausoleum. The

passages loand 16 have arranged in theboti the opening between the plate1li` and the passagesl and 16. The mercury seal pre-j vents the passageof back draftinto the" `crypts. Noxious gases formedloy decompoi sitionand evaporation of liquids offdead `loodles will have great force andraise the 10 o Xeitherliquid oripowdcnmay be received. in y i thecasinggfrlhefcaplisscrewedftightzafterwy f i "lo i i tom thereof amercury seal 18"V that closes 2f v Y 'v 1,913,234

mercury seal and escape through the passage 16 and pipe 17, nding anoutlet through the port or passage 5 in the mausoleum. The Y fresh ,airentering the passage 2 and traveling upwardly through the passage 3creates a draft which forces the purified gases up- Wardly when passingout of the mausoleum through the passagej.V

The disinfectant containers may, as stated,

be buried in the Walls of the crypt or may be secured to the sides ofthe crypt. The improvement is of a simple construction andthe casings ortanks may be filled when ready for use, the mercuryv seal being alsoplaced in the filters When the same are to be used. The device containsvno parts `which are liable tosbecome out of order. The seal is permanentand active even afterv more volatiledisinfectantshave beendissolved.'The mercury not-only preventsubackdrafts but prevents any outside airentering .into thev crypts'and, as stated,A the force of -noXious gasesgenieratedinside the cryptsand forced through the disinfectant andmercury seal Will become puriliedbefore entering the atmosphere."

r vHaving described theinvention, I claim:

" .A filter for burialxcrypts, comprisingan yelongatedcasinghavingaefillin'g opening :in

the;l top Wall thereof, v and through Which adisinfectantisfadapted'tolbe placed in the casing7 a partition dependingfrom said top Wallin close proximity to one of the side lWalls-anddefining ai gas receiving vpassage having anintake opening adjacent theupper lend thereOLYa-second partitionl arranged in 4close proximity-tothe other sidewall of the casing andconnecting the bottom andrtopthereoLand-lhaving av'gas` outlet opening ad- Ajacentits upper end, aplate'projecting :from Y `the last mentioned partition-at a'rightlanglethereto and connecting the adjacent side Wall off vthe casing, anddefining l spaced parallel passages, said plate terminating in spacedrelation tothe bottoni of the casing to-establish communication betweenklsaid parallel passages-oneof said passages communicating l With `saidgas outlet opening inthe lsecond "mentioned partition, and a liquid sealbetween said parallel-passages. Y u i In testimony 'whereof I aiiX my'signature.

1 ALBERT FERRAR.A

